Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody following cimetidine treatment: a case report

Abstract Background Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis usually induces rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, including pauci-immune necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis. Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (ATIN), which is often drug-induced, is a frequent cause o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Keita Morimoto, Go Kanzaki, Takahito Niikura, Kentaro Koike, Nanae Matsuo, Yukio Maruyama, Nobuo Tsuboi, Takashi Yokoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02502-y